tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post3887777845462700793..comments2018-03-19T23:31:34.553+00:00Comments on Resourceaholic: Formative AssessmentJoanne Morgannoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-31387838501455774302017-02-07T18:24:08.260+00:002017-02-07T18:24:08.260+00:00The better questions on Maths DQs are written to a...The better questions on Maths DQs are written to avoid this. For example instead of asking for a solution to an equation, they ask for steps in solving. Joanne Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919801458664779971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-72185769872176924062016-12-21T06:15:04.979+00:002016-12-21T06:15:04.979+00:00That is why it is really important to have &quot;d...That is why it is really important to have &quot;decoy&quot; options in the answers, ie answers that students would arrive at if they had specific misconceptions. Check out the podcast of Craig Barton discussing this with Dylan Wiliam. Craig&#39;s site Diagnostic Questions is a great resource of thousands of such questions. <br />There is a 1/4 chance that they can guess an individual question Mark Horleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664021984182363871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-78952905524631342882016-12-20T22:21:17.425+00:002016-12-20T22:21:17.425+00:00I like these ideas. Thanks for sharing. I have a c...I like these ideas. Thanks for sharing. I have a concern with multiple choice as students can often use given answers to determine the solution without actually having first solved the problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-88447543835144227162016-12-19T15:53:48.706+00:002016-12-19T15:53:48.706+00:00Thank you, it&#39;s really helpful to hear what yo...Thank you, it&#39;s really helpful to hear what you&#39;re doing. Looks like you&#39;ve developed a great approach to formative assessment to help you plan your lessons. Excellent stuff.Joanne Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919801458664779971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-58073594085344878812016-12-19T15:31:38.769+00:002016-12-19T15:31:38.769+00:00We do a similar thing in our school where students...We do a similar thing in our school where students complete a &#39;demonstrate&#39; activity in silence/independently at the end of every lesson which is usually 3 exam questions based on whatever has been taught in the lesson. This is then highlighted by the teacher at the end of every lesson in a &#39;RAG&#39; style and the student completes the necessary RAG question at the start of the next Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-21605002334743602692016-12-19T13:38:37.635+00:002016-12-19T13:38:37.635+00:00A great idea. I often use exam questions as starte...A great idea. I often use exam questions as starters or extensions - or anywhere else I can fit them into my lessons! Constant exposure to exam questions throughout the year really helps with exam technique. Good idea to use them for exit tickets - thanks for sharing! Joanne Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919801458664779971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-77993132741287051132016-12-19T13:36:27.817+00:002016-12-19T13:36:27.817+00:00It&#39;s great to get a quick visual on general le...It&#39;s great to get a quick visual on general levels of understanding, whilst also being able to identify the individual students didn&#39;t get many marks. Plus anything that saves marking time is a good thing! Thanks for sharing.Joanne Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919801458664779971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-22653575145679147382016-12-18T22:45:05.661+00:002016-12-18T22:45:05.661+00:00Our school have just started using Exit tickets in...Our school have just started using Exit tickets in our dept marking policy - we use exam questions from exampro to get them used to the wording in tests. They help me so muc to identify misconceptions and what I need to teach in the next lesson. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-1007567699936339542016-12-18T22:04:55.030+00:002016-12-18T22:04:55.030+00:00I use post its for exit tickets (but the don&#39;t...I use post its for exit tickets (but the don&#39;t exit as they finish!), get them to answer with name on. Once I feel they&#39;ve had enough time they swap and I read answers out, they just tick or cross and total. I have the numbers 0 to 13 stuck up around my room. On the way out they stick whoevers they marked on the relevant score. Gives us all visual idea of learning and saves me marking!Clairenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-61767396384736073902016-12-18T16:27:54.909+00:002016-12-18T16:27:54.909+00:00Thanks Mark - very useful post. It&#39;s great to ...Thanks Mark - very useful post. It&#39;s great to see Plickers working well in a maths classroom alongside DQs.Joanne Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11919801458664779971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4242439961617529545.post-86143777437457407412016-12-18T15:14:26.691+00:002016-12-18T15:14:26.691+00:00Hi Jo. Some really useful thoughts here, thank y...Hi Jo. Some really useful thoughts here, thank you! I have used Plickers with Diagnostic Questions a bit. It can be useful as a way of assessing in the moment whilst reducing conferring. Some more thoughts here:<br />https://mhorley.wordpress.com/2016/04/17/highly-effective-afl-using-diagnostic-questions-with-plickers/<br />Mark Horleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664021984182363871noreply@blogger.com